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Keyword: Colouration |
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Seite 4 von 4 1 2 3 4 | | | | Philodromus aureolus have a flat body. The females have a yellow-brown, golden brown or dark brown base colour. The males are dark brown with a faint light pattern although their colouration is mostly obscured by dense hair. The females are 4-7 mm in length, the males 3. 5 - 5 mm. The hair of the males is dazzlingly bright (iridescent), with a green metallic sheen which varies in intensity. The females have a strip of light-coloured hai... | | |
| | Although crab spiders are classed as web building spiders, they capture prey by ambushing them without creating a web. As they are good climbers, they are also found on high plants. They benefit from their colouration in two ways. Firstly, they reflect UV light and therefore attract insects. Secondly, they are able to adapt to the colour of their hunting ground (within a few days is possible) and as a result are only observed by their prey when it is too late. Th... | | |
| | | The underside of the forewings is divided by a dark, brown, wavy line, and the colouration and markings are darker and more striking than on the upper surface. The wing veins in the lower area are clearly visible and marked with dark scales. There are long fringes on the forewings. | | |
| | Philodromus dispar belong to the native medium-sized Philodromidae. Both the males and the females reach body lengths of 4-5 mm. Their bodies are flat and there are gender differences in colouration and markings. While the males’ base colour is very dark, sometimes almost black, the females are shades of yellow-brown The males have short shimmering hairs, which make them look shiny. | | |
| | ...w patch on each outer side of the upper surface of the chest. The abdomen is red, as are the 2nd, 3rd and 4th segments of the antennae. In the 3rd and 4th larval stages (7 days), the body shape changes and shades of green start to predominate in the colouration. In the 5th stage (8 days) the wings begin to grow. The abdomen is yellowish green now and has red spots on its axis in the middle. During the 8th day the final moult occurs and the adult bug emerges. After another 4 weeks, the southern green stink ... | | |
| | ...of both sexes is (moving from front to rear) first green, then yellow then red. This colour change constitutes the most important identifying characteristic of the species.
The front side of the head is black to blackish brown in both sexes. The colouration of the crown of the head corresponds to that of the back in both sexes. The antennae are black and have lighter tips. The maxillary and labial palpi are dark and also have lighter tips.
The thorax is black. The first segments of the abdomen are ... | | |
| | The larvae hatch in September. They are nocturnal, but can also be found during the day on grasses. Their bodies are up to 75 mm in length and their colouration is very striking, almost unmistakeable. The basic body colour of the caterpillar is dark grey, and later changes to blue.
The entire body of the caterpillar is covered in a thick coat of long reddish-brown hair. These hairs break off when touche... | | |
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